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A  LIST  OF  BOOKS 
PRINTED  AT 

THE  MARION  PRESS 

JAMAICA  QUEENSBOROUGH 
NEW -YORK 

1896  —  1906 


750  copies  printed  at  the  Marion  Press 
April,   1907 


A  LIST  OF  BOOKS 
PRINTED  AT 

THE  MARION  PRESS 

JAMAICA     QUEENSBOROUGH 
NEW -YORK 

1896  —  1906 


Kngraved  by  Dr.  Alexander  Anderson,  first  American  wood-engraver, 

about  180'J.  after  Bewick. 

Printed  from  the  original  woodcut. 


Ther  iH  is  no  werkman  whatever  he  be, 
That  may  both  werken  wel  and  hastily. 
This  wol  be  done  at  leisure  parfitly. 

Chaucer,  The  Marchantes  Tale. 


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THE  MARION  PRESS 

1896-1906 


THE  original  Marion  Press  was  a  hand-press  set  up  in  the  attic 
of  my  house  in  October,  1896,  and  designed  as  a  relief  from 
ordinary  suburban  amusements.  At  the  time  I  had  no  expectation 
of  ever  deriving  from  it  any  more  than  the  joy  of  beholding  the 
creations  of  my  own  hands,  and  in  pursuance  of  that  ideal  the  first 
six  numbers  in  the  following  list  were  printed  by  lamplight  after 
my  regular  employment  at  the  DeVinne  Press,  New  York,  where 
for  many  years  much  of  the  fine  book-making  of  that  famous 
concern  was  in  my  care.  In  February,  1898,  circumstances  led 
me  to  resign  that  position  and  attempt  to  establish  a  profitable 
business  of  my  own.  A  commodious  shop  was  built,  and  a  gas- 
engine  and  several  power-presses,  together  with  a  large  quantity 
of  type  and  the  necessary  machinery  for  binding  books,  duly  set 
up.  As  soon  as  we  were  ready  for  work  it  came,  and  without 
solicitation  has  continued  to  come  in  abundance  from  all  parts  of 
the  country. 

At  different  times  the  type-setting  has  been  in  charge  of  my 
brothers  Thomas  J.  and  Charles  H.  Hopkins,  assisted  by  Mr. 
W.  F.  Butler  and  others,  to  all  of  whom  generous  credit  is  due 
for  their  interest.  Paper  has  been  supplied  by  the  Valley  Paper 
Company,  the  Mittineague  Paper  Company,  the  Miller  &  Wright 
Paper  Company,  and  the  Japan  Paper  Company.  The  ink  used 
has  come  in  part  from  the  F.  H.  Levey  Co.,  and  rollers  from  the 
0.  J.  Maigne  Co.  All  engravings  have  been  furnished  by  the  Gill 
Engraving  Co.,  and  collotype  prints  by  the  late  Edward  Bierstadt 
have  been  used  extensively.  From  lack  of  iloor-space,  in  recent 
years  much  of  the  binding  has  been  done  by  Stikeman  &  Co.  and 
the  Eugene  C.  Lewis  Co.  The  press-work  of  the  establishment 
from  the  beginning  has  been  entirely  my  individual  handiwork. 


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6        BOOKS  PRINTED  AT  THE  MARION  PRESS 

The  Marion  Press  has  uniformly  striven  for  quality,  not  quan- 
tity. In  spite  of  this,  or  perhaps  because  of  it,  the  business  has 
grown  beyond  its  hitherto  modest  limits,  and  is  about  to  be  in- 
corporated, that  a  new  building  may  be  erected  to  accommodate 
its  necessary  expansion.  Patrons  of  the  Marion  Press  may  rest 
assured,  however,  that  while  it  must  grow  large  enough  to  handle 
work  with  reasonable  dispatch,  it  will  always  be  small  enough  to 
enable  its  head  to  give  attention  to  every  undertaking. 

Meaningless  ornamentation,  tricks  of  typography,  and  eccen- 
tricities are  not  to  our  taste.  Orders  for  all  kinds  of  good  plain 
printing,  from  new  types  of  conservative  design,  and  with  the 
utmost  care  for  accuracy  and  finish,  are  welcomed. 

The  List  of  Books  here  given  comprises  only  those  of  some 
literary  or  educational  merit.  It  was  impossible  to  include  large 
quantities  of  lesser  work  done  for  Packer  Institute,  for  Pratt  In- 
stitute, and  for  societies,  orders,  clubs,  schools,  hospitals,  firms, 
and  individuals  in  many  cities. 

Certain  commendatory  letters  and  press  notices  are  inserted  in 
this  List  with  some  misgiving.  It  is  expected  that  their  use  will 
be  regarded  as  legitimate  proof  of  careful  industry,  and  not  as 
evidence  of  personal  vanity. 


FRANK  E.  HOPKINS 
Jamaica,  Queensborough,  New-York 


Publications  oi  the  Marion  Press 


1  Announcement.  "The  Maeion  Press.  Erected  at  the  Red 
House  in  the  village  of  Jamaica,  Long  Island,  Mdcccxcvi,  and 
named  for  my  daughter  Marion  Day.  This  announcement  is 
made  to  friends  whose  pleasure  it  will  be  my  purpose  to  serve 
by  printing  from  time  to  time,  as  my  leisure  will  permit,  small 
volumes  of  prose  or  verse.  Frank  E.  Hopkins.  November  2, 
1896."    50  copies.     12mo,  leaflet. 

Printed  by  hand  on  the  Marion  Press. 

2  Vanities  in  Verse.  [By  Francis  Adon  Hilliard.]  1897.  57 
copies.     12mo,  vellum.    $5. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  two-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.  $10.50 
Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.      4.00 

3  The  Wish.  Written  by  Dr.  Walter  Pope,  Fellow  of  the  Royal 
Society.  Reprinted  from  the  first  edition,  with  a  short  Life  of 
the  Author  by  Mr.  Beverly  Chew.  1897.  120  copies.  Impe- 
rial 8vo,  half  calf.    $2. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  two-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

Bangs's,  April  9,  1901.    $7.00 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.      7.00 

Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.      3.00 

Flagship  Olympia,  Manila,  May  19,  1899. 
.  .  .  The  last  mail  brought  me  your  publication  "  The  Wish,"  winch  I  have  read 
with  much  pleasure.  While  a  number  of  the  passages  are  familiar,  I  have  never 
before  seen  the  text  of  the  poem,  and  I  am  very  grateful  to  you  for  having  brought 
it  to  my  notice.  The  brochure  is,  of  course,  all  the  more  prized  from  coming  from 
your  press.  Asking  you  to  accept  my  heartiest  thanks  for  this  evidence  of  your 
esteem,  I  am,  Very  sincerely, 

George  Dewey. 

4  From  Green  Mountain,  of  a  Summer 's  Day  in  1859.  In 
memoriam,  J.  P.  0.  [Josiah  Parsons  Cooke.]  Two  sonnets. 
By  W.R.  H[untington].  1897.  120  copies.  12mo,  blue  paper 
covers.    For  presentation. 

Printed  by  hand  on  the  Marion  Press. 


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5  First  Report  of  a  Book- Collector.  By  William  Harris  Arnold. 
1897-98.    85  copies.    Imperial  8vo,  vellum.    $15. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  two-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

Bangs's,  November  26,  1900.    $21.50 
French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.      35.00 

If  all  the  first-fruits  of  Greater  New  York  were  equal  in  quality  to  the  "  First  Re- 
port of  a  Book-Collector,"  which  Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.  announce  for  issue  on  February 
18,  there  would  be  cause  for  rejoicing.  Mr.  William  Harris  Arnold,  who  relates  his 
brief  but  successful  experience  in  collecting,  has  chosen  to  seek  a  printer  at  the 
Marion  Press,  of  whose  productions  and  high  standard  our  readers  know  something, 
but  which  now  first  can  display  the  imprint  "  Jamaica,  Queensborough,  New- York." 
Mr.  Hopkins's  Long  Island  establishment  has,  in  other  words,  been  annexed  to  Mr. 
Croker's  domain.  Mr.  Arnold's  gossip  is  light,  practical,  and  entertaining,  and  is 
attended  by  a  scientific  description  of  the  principal  " book-worms"  of  the  destructive 
class.  What,  beside  the  hand-made  paper,  the  fine  execution  of  the  letter-press,  and 
the  elegant  vellum  binding,  most  distinguishes  the  book,  however,  is  the  rich  variety 
of  facsimiles  of  leaves,  title-pages,  MS.,  and  so  forth,  chiefly  drawn  from  Mr.  Arnold's 
accumulation,  pertinently  bound  in  with  the  text,  as  well  as  some  original  leaves  to 
show  their  successful  mending,  the  cleansing  of  foxing,  the  ravages  of  worms,  etc., 
along  with  fragments  of  booksellers'  and  auctioneers'  catalogues,  a  portrait  of  Mr. 
Quaritch,  etc.  These  alone  would  delight  any  owner  of  one  of  the  eighty-five  copies 
to  which  Mr.  Arnold's  pretty  conception  is  limited. 

The  Nation,  February  17,  1898. 

6  The  Courting  of  Dinah  Shadd.  A  Contribution  to  a  Biblio- 
graphy of  the  writings  of  Rudyard  Kipling.  1898.  120  copies. 
12mo,  blue  paper  covers.    $1. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  four-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

Gives  full  particulars  of  the  publication  of  the  volume  of  this  title  by  Harper  & 
Brothers,  the  correspondence  from  the  Athenaeum  on  both  sides  of  the  question  as  to 
the  morality  of  such  publication,  with  "The  Rhyme  of  the  Three  Captains"  as  orig- 
inally issued  and  varying  from  the  Barrack-Room  Ballads  version.  Without  a  know- 
ledge of  the  letters  here  reprinted  the  poem  is  unintelligible. 

7  Two  Poems  of  Sea-fights  with  Spain.  "The  Revenge,"  by 
Alfred  Tennyson,  and  "Drake's  Drum,"  by  Henry  Newbolt. 
With  an  Introduction  by  Mary  L.  Avery.  1898.  120  copies. 
4to,  blue  paper  covers.    $2. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  two-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.    $6.00 

Boston,  June  27,  1898. 
.    .    .    Your  last  publication  is  very  attractive,  and  in  its  printing  and  general 
make-up  reminds  one  of  those  handsome  quartos  of  Gray's  issued  from  the  Straw- 
berry Hill  press.  Sincerely  yours, 

Frederick  W.  French. 

New  York,  June  30,  1898. 
.    .    .    Your  'Two  Poems'  is  irreproachably  lovely  at  every  point,  and  I  thank  you 
much  for  it,  as  for  the  inserted  portrait  of  Dr.  Garnett,  a  good  friend  of  the  Nation. 
Such  work  is  surely  an  omen  of  success  for  the  Press. 

Yours  cordially,  W.  P.  Garrison. 


BOOKS  PRINTED  AT  THE  MARION  PRESS        9 


The  unobtrusive  beauty  of  the  typography  of  "Two  Poems  of  Sea-fights  with 
Spain,"  just  issued  in  a  very  limited  edition  from  the  Marion  Press,  Jamaica,  N.  Y., 
is  refreshing  in  the  midst  of  so  much  William  Morris  eccentricity  misapplied  now- 
adays in  honor  of  the  printer's  art.  ...  In  every  particular  this  tasteful  memento 
of  the  absorbing  world-topic  of  the  hour  has  been  admirably  conceived  and  executed. 

The  Evening  Post,  July  5,  1898. 

At  Oyster  Bay,  N.  Y.,  July  10th,  1899. 
...  I  thank  you  most  sincerely !  I  was  delighted  with  the  books,  especially  the 
one  containing  my  two  favorites,  the  ballad  of  "Drake's  Drum"  and  the  ballad  of 
"The  Eevenge."  Most  emphatically  your  work  realizes  Buskin's  ideal  of  the  man 
who  works  for  the  work  itself  and  not  for  the  fee.  After  all,  that  is  the  only  kind  of 
work  that  is  really  of  permanent  value. 

With  warm  regards,  believe  me,  Faithfully  yours, 

Theodore  Boosevelt. 

8  To  America;  after  reading  some  ungenerous  criticisms.  A 
sonnet.  By  Richard  Garnett.  With  portrait.  1898.  150  copies. 
Imperial  8vo,  leaflet.    For  presentation. 

Printed  by  hand  on  the  Marion  Press. 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.    $5.25 
Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.      1.00 

9  The  World  As  It  Is.  By  Edward  Bulwer  Lytton.  1898.  120 
copies,  of  which  95  were  destroyed.    12mo,  green  boards.    $1. 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.    $5.00 
Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.      1.00 

Oswego,  N.  Y.,  16  January,  1901. 
.     .    .    Bef erring  to  the  book,  perhaps  the  flaws  —  admitting  for  the  sake  of  argu- 
ment that  there  are  flaws  —  make  it  all  the  dearer  to  the  heart  of  the  collector.    At 
all  events,  even  though  it  was,  as  you  say,  printed  on  one  of  your  bad  days,  it  is  still 
calculated  to  arouse  the  liveliest  sort  of  acquisitiveness. 

Faithfully  yours,  Jxo.  I.  Perkins. 

10  The  New  Gulliver.   By  Wendell  Phillips  Garrison.   1898.   120 
copies.    12mo,  horsehide,  by  Stikeman.    $3. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  four-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

Bangs's,  November  26,  1900.    $3.75 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.      3.50 

Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.      3.00 

Cambridge,  20  Novr.,  1898. 
My  dear  Mr.  Garrison:  Last  week  I  had  the  pleasure  of  reading  your  wise  apo- 
logue, The  New  Gulliver.    The  lesson  it  teaches  is  worth  enforcing,  but  it  is  slowly 
learned.    And  what  a  beautiful  little  book  Mr.  Hopkins  has  made  of  it !    One  of  the 
best  pieces  of  printing  over  done  in  America. 

Sincerely  yours,  C.  E.  Norton. 

11  The  New  Gulliver.     1898.     300  copies.     12mo,  half  horse- 
hide.    §1. 


10      BOOKS  PRINTED  AT  THE  MARION  PRESS 

1 2  Some  Unpublished  Lette7\s  of  Henry  D.  and  Sophia  E.  Tho- 
reau.  Edited  by  Samuel  Arthur  Jones.  1899.  150  copies. 
8vo,  blue  boards,  by  Stikeman.    $6. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  four-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.    $13.00 
Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.        4.25 
.    .    .    A  handsomely-printed  volume. 

The  Academy,  London,  March  11,  1899. 

.    .    .    Being  the  work  of  the  Marion  Press,  it  is  unnecessary  to  speak  of  the 
beauty  of  its  typography  and  the  excellence  of  its  press-work. 

New  York  Times  Review  of  Books,  March  9,  1901. 

13  Sonnets  and  A  Dream.  By  William  Reed  Huntington.  1899. 
100  copies.    Imperial  8vo,  half  russia.    $3. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  two-page  forms,  on  the  Marion  Press. 

French  sale,  Libbie's,  April  23,  1901.    $3.75 
Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.       1.25 

14  Sonnets  and  A  Dream.   1899.   450  copies.    12mo,  cloth.   $1. 

15  American  Sayings.  1899.  75  copies.  Broadside.  For  pre- 
sentation. 

Printed  by  hand  on  the  Marion  Press. 

Anderson's,  April  28,  1903.    $2.25 

Santiago  de  Cuba,  July  18,  1899. 
.    .    .    Your  letter  of  July  6th  just  received,  also  the  copy  of  "  American  Sayings." 
Thank  you  very  much  for  it.    It  was  very  kind  indeed  of  you  to  include  me  in  the 
list.  Very  sincerely  yours, 

Leonard  Wood. 

16  Specimens  of  Printing  Types  in  use  at  The  Marion  Press, 
Jamaica,  Queensborough,  New -York.  1899.  300  copies. 
8vo,  stitched.    For  presentation. 

Mohonk  Lake,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  21,  1899. 
.  .  .  On  going  to  New  York  I  found  your  handsome  Specimens  of  Printing  Types. 
I  am  showing  it  to  a  printer  of  Boston  who  admires  your  fine  work.  The  selections 
are  quaint  and  good  reading.  May  I  ask  you  to  send  me  here  three  copies,  to  send 
to  persons  who  will  appreciate  them?  One  will  go  to  Mr.  Deslandes,  at  the  Lisbon 
printing-house.  Cordially  yours, 

Samuel  P.  Avery. 

17  "There  Is  No  God."  A  sermon  preached  upon  the  occasion 
of  the  death  of  Mr.  Ingersoll,  the  agnostic.  By  Rev.  J.  How- 
ard Hobbs.    1899.    250  copies.    8vo,  paper  covers.    25  cents. 


BOOKS  PRINTED  AT  THE  MARION  PRESS       11 

18  Classic  English  Odes.  From  Spenser  to  Tennyson.  [Selected 
by  Frank  L.  Babbott.]  1900.  75  copies.  Imperial  8vo,  half 
calf,  by  Stikeman.    $10. 

...    In  addition  to  the  beauty  of  its  typography,  many  collectors  claim  that  the 
press-work  done  at  the  Marion  Press  is  the  best  in  America. 

New  York  Times  Review  of  Books,  June  23,  1900. 

19.4  Lesson  in  Biography.  1900.  250  copies.  12mo,  brown 
paper  covers.    For  presentation. 

20  Morning  Lights  and  Evening  Shadows.  Poems.  By  Rossiter 
Johnson.    1902.    300  copies.    12mo,  half  cloth.    $1. 

21  A  List  of  Books  Printed  at  The  Marion  Press,  Jamaica, 
Queensborough,  New-York,  1896-1902.  300  copies.  Impe- 
rial 8vo,  stitched.    For  presentation. 

22  Lincoln  Souvenir.  Extract  from  the  Commemoration  Ode,  by 
James  Russell  Lowell.    1903.    150  copies.    For  presentation. 

Cleveland,  February  16th,  1903. 
...    I  think  I  prize  the  issues  of  your  press  quite  as  highly  as  anything  in  my 
library.  Yours  very  truly, 

H.  A.  Sherwin. 

23  The  Chimney  Corner.  Interior  view  of  the  Marion  Press. 
1903.    200  copies.    For  presentation. 

24  A  Memorial  Biography  of  the  Very  Reverend  Eugene  Augus- 
tus Hoffman,  D.D.  fOxon.J,  D.C.L.,  LL.D.,  Late  Dean  of 
the  General  Theological  Seminary.  By  Theo.  Myers  Riley, 
S.T.D.  Two  volumes,  795  pages.  Enriched  with  36  collotype 
illustrations.    1904.    8vo,  green  cloth,  by  Stikeman.    65. 

.    .    .    It  is  appreciative,  orderly,  and  so  full  that  its  795  pages  of  noble  type  leave 
nothing  to  be  desired  except  an  index. 

The  Nation,  February  23,  1905. 

25  The  Legend  of  Saint  Cecilia.  By  Elizabeth  Brenton.  1905. 
200  copies.    10  illustrations.    32mo,  red  cloth.    $2. 


12       BOOKS  PRINTED  AT  THE  MARION  PRESS 

26  The  Poems  of  John  Donne.  Selected  from  his  Songs,  Sonnets, 
Elegies,  Letters,  Satires,  and  Divine  Poems.  [By  Frank  L. 
Babbott.]  1905.  110  copies.  Imperial  8vo,  half  calf,  by 
Stikeman. 

17,  Hanover  Terrace,  Kegent's  Park,  N.W.,  Jan.  8th,  1906. 
Dear  Mr.  Bahbott :   Allow  me  to  thank  you  very  cordially  for  the  gift  of  your 
sumptuous  reprint  of  Donne's  Poems, —  a  book  which  does  the  highest  credit  to 
American  art  manufacture.  Yours  very  truly, 

Edmund  Gosse. 

As  an  expression  of  gratitude  to  John  Donne,  the  poet,  a  special  edition,  limited 
to  110  copies,  containing  certain  poems  selected  from  his  songs,  sonnets,  elegies, 
letters,  satires,  and  divine  poems,  has  been  issued  from  the  Marion  Press,  Jamaica, 
N.  Y.,  and  one  of  the  number  has  come  to  us.  That  the  memory  of  the  former  Dean 
of  St.  Paul's  has  been  fittingly  honored  is  apparent  on  an  inspection  of  this  book. 
Printed  on  Japanese  vellum,  in  clear,  large  letters,  with  colored  divisional  titles  and 
decorative  head-pieces  of  antique  design,  it  is  artistically  bound  in  boards  with  law- 
sheep  trimmings.  In  its  entirety,  it  is  a  specimen  of  art  in  printing  and  binding  now 
infrequently  met  with,  and  a  high  testimonial  to  the  skill  of  the  Marion  Press. 

Wall  Street  Summary,  April  28,  1906. 

New  York,  October  loth,  1906. 
.    .     .    I  am  glad  to  say  that  I  hear  nothing  but  praise  for  the  "Donne." 

Very  truly  yours, 

Frank  L.  Babbott. 


27  A  List  of  Books  Printed  at  The  Marion  Press,  Jamaica, 
Queensborough,  New-York,  1896-1906.  750  copies.  Im- 
perial 8vo,  buff  paper  covers.    For  presentation. 

Cleveland,  Ohio,  October  3,  1906. 
.    .    .    I  have  a  sincere  admiration  for  the  publications  of  the  Marion  Press. 

Paul  Lemperly. 


Note. — Numbers  printed  by  hand  on  the  Marion  Press  are  so  designated.  Other 
publications  were  printed  on  power-presses.  With  few  exceptions,  hand-made  papers 
of  American,  English,  Japanese,  Dutch,  French,  or  Italian  manufacture  were  used. 


Books  Printed  for  Patrons 


Cambridge,  Mass.,  19  February,  1898. 
.  .  .  I  was  sorry  to  learn  from  your  recent  letter  that  you  had  severed  your  con- 
nection with  the  DeVinne  Press.  In  my  pleasant  relations  with  that  press  I  had 
learned  to  rely  greatly  upon  your  aid  in  making  the  volumes  in  which  I  had  an 
interest  such  as  they  ought  to  be.  I  trust  that  success  will  attend  the  press  which 
you  are  now  about  to  establish  independently.  The  work  that  I  have  seen  which 
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C.  E.  Norton. 

28  First  Report  of  a  Book- Collector.  By  William  Harris  Arnold. 
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30  In  Remembrance — Loring  Wadsworth  Lemperly.  1898.  40 
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31  The  Autobiography  of  Benjajnin  Franklin,  with  an  Intro- 
duction by  Liberty  Emery  Holden.  Cleveland,  The  Rowfant 
Club.  1898.   155  copies.   8vo,  hand-made  paper,  blue  boards. 

Printed  by  hand,  in  two-page  forms,  on  an  antique  oak  press  in  the  collection  of  the 
Marion  Press. 

[Cleveland,  n.d.] 
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proud  of,  (it's  not  the  only  one,)  for  the  blood-and-bones  of  my  friend  is  in  it  —  not 
to  mention  skin-and-blisters. 

John  H.  Early. 

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33  Third  Annual  Report  of  the  Provident  Loan  Society  of  New 
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34  Report  of  Pratt  Institute  Free  Library.  1898.  1000  copies. 
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36  Thirteenth  Report  of  the  Children's  Home  at  Mineola,  N.  Y. 
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37  Lincoln  and  His  Cabinet.  By  Charles  A.  Dana.  Printed  for 
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38  A  List  of  Book-Plates  Engraved  on  Copper  by  Mr.  Edwin 
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New  York  Times  Review  of  Books,  June  3,  1899. 

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Boston  Globe,  June  9,  1899. 

A  new  edition  of  this  volume,  completing  the  chronicle  of  the  life  work  of  the  late 
Edwin  Davis  French,  is  in  preparation. 

39  Poems  by  Thomas  Walter  Buchanan.  Published  by  the  Class 
of  '89,  Yale  College.  1899.  150  copies.  Small  8vo,  hand- 
made paper,  red  cloth. 

40  Bibliographical  Notes  on  the  Book  Known  as  Puckle's  Club. 
With  an  Introduction  by  Austin  Dobson.  Cleveland,  The 
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41  Hunting  Expeditions  of  Oliver  Hazard  Perry  of  Cleveland. 
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the  Marion  Press.  Cleveland.  For  private  distribution.  1899. 
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44  One  Hundred  Quatrains  from  the  Rubdiydt  of  Omar  Khay- 
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47  Report  of  Pratt  Institute  Free  Library.  1899.  1000  copies. 
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50  Petronia.  A  poem.  By  E.  B.  A.  Rfathbone].  1900.  50  copies. 
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51  The  Story  of  a  Long  Life.  A  memoir  of  Elizabeth  S.  W. 
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52  Eugene  FieloVs  First  Book,  The  Tribune  Primer.  With  ad- 
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excellence  of  its  presswork  would  warrant,  has  lately  finished  a  new  privately-printed 
issue,  which  has  been  made  at  the  expense  of  a  collector,  largely  for  presentation.  .  . 
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&  Co.  to  dispose  of  such  portion  of  the  edition  as  he  is  willing  to  sell,  consisting  of 
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53  The  Brooklyn  Clerical  Club.  Memorial  Address  by  the  Rev. 
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56  Beport  of  Pratt  Institute  Free  Library.  1900.  1000  copies. 
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57  Fifteenth  Report  of  the  Children's  Home  at  Mineola,  N.  Y. 

1900.  400  copies.    8vo,  brown  paper  covers. 

58  First  Editions  of  Bryant,  Emerson,  Hawthorne,  Holmes, 
Longfellow,  Lowell,  Thoreau,  Whittier,  Collected  by  William 
Harris  Arnold.  1901.  1200  copies.  Imperial  8vo,  brown 
paper  covers. 

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by  William  Harris  Arnold.    Messrs.  Bangs  and  Company  sent  me  a  copy.     It  is  in 
every  way  superior  to  their  ordinary  catalogue. 

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The  Evening  Post,  March  16,  1901. 

59  Books  and   Letters   Collected   by    William  Harris  Arnold. 

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[New  York,  n.d.] 
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60  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Carpenter  Family  in  America, 
1637-1901.  By  Daniel  Hoogland  Carpenter.  1901.  150 
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62  A  Record  of  Books  and  Letters  Collected  by  William  Harris 
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Leon  H.  Vincent.  1901.  29  copies  on  Japan  and  116  copies 
on  hand-made  paper.    Demy  4to,  cloth. 

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of  the  Marion  Press. 

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66  Sixteenth  Report  of  the  Children's  Home  at  Mineola,  N.  Y. 
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67  Catalogue  of  a  Collection  of  the  Books  of  Robert  Louis  Steven- 
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70  The  Service  of  Consecration,  Grace  Church,  Jamaica.  1902. 
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72  Resolutions  Adopted  by  the  Board  of  Trustees  and  Faculty 
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Resignation  of  Dr.  W.  J.  Holland  as  Chancellor  of  the  Uni- 
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76  Chronicles  of  the  Armstrongs.  Edited  by  James  Lewis  Arm- 
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78  Notes  on  the  Origin  and  History  of  the  "Ark."  By  Eckstein 
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80  Historical  Sketch  of  Ann  Pamela  Cunningham,  Founder  of 
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Hospital.     1903.    200  copies.    Small  4to,  paper  covers. 

84  The  Plays  of  Mcevonius,  ex  antiquitatis  angiportibus :  Prax- 
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86  Some  Sonnets  of  Forgotten  Sonneteers,  1550-1650.  Adapted 
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87  Verses  of  Madeline  Zabriskie.  With  a  Memorial  Poem  by  a 
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88  Year-Book  of  the  Chicago  Literary  Club  for  1903-04.  500 
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90  The  Shepherd's  Pipe.  Pastoral  Poems  of  the  XVI  and  XVII 
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N.Y.     1905.    200  copies.    Oblong  4to,  white  cloth. 

104  Remarks  at  the  Closing  Exercises  of  the  High  School,  West 
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105  Year-Book  of  the  Chicago  Literary  Club  for  1905-06.  425 
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106  The  Twentieth  Century  Cook-Book.  1905.  500  copies. 
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107  Books  for  Children.  A  List  compiled  by  Gertrude  Weld 
Arnold.  1905.  100  copies.  12mo,  hand-made  paper,  red 
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NUTLET,  N.  J.,  December  5,  1905. 
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Mineola,  N.Y.  1904-1905.  400  copies.  8vo,  brown  paper 
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109  Franccsca  Petrarca:  Certain  Sonnets  to  Laura  In  Life  and 
Death.  Italian  and  English.  [Translation  by  F.W.M.]  1905. 
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110  Report  of  Pratt  Institute  Free  Library.  1905.  1000  copies. 
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111  The  Order  of  Confirmation,  from  the  Book  of  Common 
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112  Trial  Page,  Plane  and  Solid  Geometry.  By  Isaac  Newton 
Failor,  Principal  of  the  Richmond  Hill  High  School,  New  York 
City.    The  Century  Co.     1906. 

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